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Riot Police Guard Against Anti-Billionaire Protesters in Rancho Mirage. John Amato is on the scene | Crooks and Liars

Riot Police Guard Against Anti-Billionaire Protesters in Rancho Mirage. John Amato is on the scene | Crooks and Liars : "This is live video sent back from the Quarantine the Kochs rally in Rancho Mirage about an hour and a half ago. John Amato is on the scene and has called me a couple of times with updates. There are about 1500 people or so there, peacefully protesting the convocation of billionaires at the Rancho Las Palmas resort. The purpose of the meeting is to figure out how to impeach Obama and take over our government in order to preserve their wealth, justice, and liberty at the expense of ours. Glenn Beck was the keynote speaker last night, and Eric Cantor was also on the guest list. (Full list here (PDF)) - Sent using Google Toolbar"

ThinkProgress » California Lawmaker Receives Racist Death Threat Warning ‘Rush Limbaugh Will Kick Your Ch-nk Ass’

ThinkProgress » California Lawmaker Receives Racist Death Threat Warning ‘Rush Limbaugh Will Kick Your Ch-nk Ass’ "Yee’s call for civility did not sit well with one Limbaugh fan, who responded by sending several racist death threats to Yee’s office this week. “Rush Limbaugh will kick your chink ass and expose you for the fool you are,” the faxes read, threatening him with “death” (warning, contains racial expletives): - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Obama, You Had Me At 'Doubling Our Exports by 2014' | The Nation

Obama, You Had Me At 'Doubling Our Exports by 2014' | The Nation "The biggest problem, at least for liberals and close listeners, was the logical holes in Obama’s tax talk. He mentioned “tax cuts” twice: Once to claim credit for fattening paychecks with the tax compromise, and once to criticize the thought of making that same tax plan permanent. He vowed to eliminate the 'billions' of tax benefits that oil companies currently receive, and then, after bemoaning the deficit, called for cutting 'the corporate tax rate for the first time in 25 years.' Two of the three biggest corporations in America are oil companies, by the way, so those reforms might cancel each other out a bit. Now guess which one the Republicans will act on first. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

MetroPCS sues to block FCC's net neutrality rules - FierceWireless

MetroPCS sues to block FCC's net neutrality rules - FierceWireless "MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) followed Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and filed a lawsuit to block the FCC's recently approved net neutrality regulations for wireless and wired networks. The suit comes on the heels of criticism from consumer groups that MetroPCS' LTE data plans violate the rules. The flat-rate carrier filed its suit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which is where Verizon filed its lawsuit. It's also the same court that in April struck down the FCC's authority to sanction Comcast for blocking subscribers from using a file-sharing service. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

The U.S. Department of Labor Home Page

The U.S. Department of Labor Home Page "Browse By: Topic * Compliance Assistance * Disability Resources * Doing Business with DOL * elaws — Employment Law Advisors * Equal Employment Opportunity * Funding Opportunities * Health Plans & Benefits * Hiring * Job Opportunities at DOL * Labor Relations * Leave Benefits * Retirement Plans, Benefits & Savings * Regulations * Small Business Resources * Spanish Language Resources * Statistics * Termination * Training * Unemployment Insurance * Veterans Employment * Wages * Work Hours * Workers' Compensation * Workplace Safety & Health * Youth & Labor You can browse by Audience or Location - Sent using Google Toolbar"

Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America : "UPDATED REPORT: Fox News' $55 Million Presidential Donation Beck Palin, Gingrich, Huckabee, Santorum, And Bolton Have All Hinted At 2012 Presidential Runs ... These Fox News Candidates Appeared On The Network For More Than 85 Hours In 2010 ... Potential Candidates' 2010 Appearances Were Worth Approximately $54.7 Million Boehlert: After AZ, Fox And Right-Wing Media Have 'Doubled Down' On Violent Rhetoric Beck Beck's Rhetoric Inspires More Death Threats ... NY Times Reports On Death Threats To Frequent Beck Target Piven ... FLASHBACK: 'You're Going To Have To Shoot Them In The Head' ... Beck Explains His 'You're Going To Have To Shoot Them In Head' Comments Republicans Admit Congress Members Avoid Contradicting Conservative Media Beck GOPers 'Privately Admitted Members Carefully Monitor What's Being Said On Conservative Airwaves To Make Sure They Aren't Contradicting It Or Enraging Talkers' ...

Statism Is Slavery

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An Overview of Social Inequality

An Overview of Social Inequality : "EXPLORATIONS IN SOCIAL INEQUALITY An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. --Plutarch Edward N. Wolff's Recent Trends in Wealth Ownership 1983-1998 A 1979 Carnegie study ('Small Futures: Children, Inequality, and the Limits of Liberal Reform', Richard de Lone principal investigator) found that a child's future to be largely determined by social status, not brains. Consider Bobby and Jimmy, two second-graders, who both pay attention in the classroom, do well, and have nearly identical I.Q.s. Yet Bobby is the son of a successful lawyer; Jimmy's works infrequently as custodial assistant. Despite their similarities, the difference in the circumstances to which they were born makes it 27 times more likely that Bobby will get a job that by time he is in late 40s will pay him an income in the top tenth of all incomes in this country. Jimmy had about one chance in eight of earning

theGrio | African American Breaking News and Opinion

theGrio | African American Breaking News and Opinion : "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

MLK Was a Working-Class Hero

MLK Was a Working-Class Hero : "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Robert Kennedy Quotes - Page 2 - BrainyQuote

Robert Kennedy Quotes - Page 2 - BrainyQuote : "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

China terms Obama-Dalai Lama meeting a gross violation of international relations

China terms Obama-Dalai Lama meeting a gross violation of international relations : "Beijing, Feb.19 (ANI): China on Friday described Thursday’s meeting between US President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in the Map Room of the White House as a “gross violation” of international relations and called for the United States to “stop conniving and supporting anti-Chinese forces”. “The US act grossly violated the norms governing international relations and ran counter to the principles,” The Telegraph quoted Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, as saying.”It also went against the repeated commitments by the US government that the US recognises Tibet as part of China and gives no support to ‘Tibet independence’,” he added. - Sent using Google Toolbar"

ThinkProgress » After Promising To ‘Repeal And Replace’ Obama’s Health Law, Republicans Have No Replacement

ThinkProgress » After Promising To ‘Repeal And Replace’ Obama’s Health Law, Republicans Have No Replacement : "As the first major legislative act with their new majority, Republicans are planning to hold a futile vote next week to repeal President Obama’s health care law. The laughably named “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” has an equally laughable chance of becoming law, as the Democratic majority in the Senate will inevitably block it. President Obama has also confirmed that he’ll veto it. Nonetheless, House Republicans are rushing headlong into inevitable defeat, insisting that their efforts aren’t doomed, and promising to “replace” Obama’s law with their own, better one. “Repeal and replace” has been a mantra for Republicans and their conservative allies since March of last year, though the repealers have been hazy on with what they would “replace” it with. - Sent using Google Toolbar"